ABSTRACT
This article challenges assumptions underpinning Spanish law and practice, in relation to intimate partner violence (IPV) against women, by showing their discriminatory roots. Despite relevant measures being carried out, with positive results in terms of minimising victimisation, current practice shows a certain tendency to punish immigrant men and discipline immigrant women and women from ethnic minorities to a greater degree than is the case for citizens. In particular, risk assessment protocols include a set of questionable items in relation to the technical governance of risk that deepen discrimination and exclusion. The ideas developed in this chapter are illustrated through two case studies.
